About the job
Become a part of a dedicated team of innovators and entrepreneurs striving to revolutionize the healthcare sector!
At Doctolib, our technology team is committed to crafting groundbreaking products and features that enhance the daily experiences of healthcare providers and patients alike. We operate within agile feature teams, fostering collaboration with engineering, design, and business sectors.
We are in search of a Senior Site Reliability Engineer who will ensure the seamless operation of Doctolib's production database systems. In this pivotal role, you will contribute significantly to the rapid expansion of Doctolib's services.
Your Responsibilities
As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer in our Database Optimization team, you will collaborate with developers, DBAs, and SREs to:
- Enhance and safeguard the health of our data stores,
- Empower technical teams to utilize our databases efficiently,
- Engage daily with Database Architects, Principal Engineers, and Site Reliability Engineers from various teams.
In this role, you will:
- Design, develop, and maintain core infrastructure databases to facilitate Doctolib's scalability for hundreds of thousands of concurrent users,
- Automate the deployment, scaling, and maintenance of databases to boost system reliability and operational efficiency,
- Implement and enhance monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes to proactively address potential issues affecting both practitioners and patients,
- Provide comprehensive documentation and tools to support feature teams in database usage while ensuring reliability,
- Troubleshoot and resolve production database issues during business hours that cannot be addressed by the assigned feature team,
- Investigate and assess new technologies, tools, and best practices to perpetually elevate the reliability and availability of our systems and processes.
Your Profile
If you believe you possess the skills we seek, we encourage you to apply. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, you might just be the perfect candidate for Doctolib!
- Possess extensive hands-on experience (6+ years) on a production platform, preferably at scale,
- Demonstrate proven experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud,
- Have a solid background with data stores, particularly PostgreSQL, Kafka, and/or Couchbase,
- Exhibit excellent troubleshooting skills and a proactive mindset towards system reliability.

